I'm older now, and simple beer pleasures are the most meaningful to me. They tend to be encountered locally. It is my aim to get unplugged and explore some of them, slowly and thoughtfully. I'd tell you where it's leading, except that I've no idea ... and that's the whole point of the journey: To find out.

Saturday, December 01, 2007

"Moss the Boss": Self portrait, circa '96.

Back in April, I noted the return of Moss the Boss, otherwise known as Alain Mossiat, former proprietor of the seminal 1990's Namur cafe, Eblouissant.

Brewmaster David Pierce sent this photo to me a few months ago. Here is Dave's play by play:

I was cleaning out some old file drawers this weekend and came upon my old Tim Webb Good Beer Guide to Belgium. Matt Gould and Rick Buckman had borrowed it for their leg of the tour, 1996. The pic was a present for my 40th birthday.